MHC: Cats ease into decider

Kilkenny lived up to their favourites tag in this ESB Leinster minor hurling championship semi-final against Carlow as the Cats ran out comfortable winners by 1-16 to 0-7.

Kilkenny 1-16Carlow 0-7

The sides were evenly matched throughout the opening exchanges as they exchanged points and with 23 minutes gone they were level at 0-6 apiece.

However, with just six minutes to go to the interval, Mark ODwyer scored the only goal of the game as he cracked home a three-pointer from close range.

Kilkenny added a further point before the break to go in leading by four points and this seemed to have a negative effect on the Carlow boys as quite frankly they didnt turn up for the second half.

The Cats hit sic points without reply to ease in front as ODwyer, Joe Brennan (4) and Michael Moloney all found the target to put the game beyond any doubt.

Carlow only registered one score in the second half and that was a Denis Murphy free, his sixth of the afternoon, but there was to be no fairy tale ending for the Barrowsiders as the Cats march into the final.